But Amy Brown, executive director of the Community Broadcasters Association, says there are “tens of thousands” of viewers in “every major TV market” who will be affected.
For viewers who want to receive both digital and analog channels, the solution is a converter box that includes a “pass-through” feature. Such a box would convert the digital signal and allow the analog signal to “pass through” to the set unmodified.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration, which is administering the coupon program, has approved three boxes that will pass through analog signals: the Philco TB150HH9, the Philco TB100HH9 and the ECHOSTAR TR-40.
Echostar Holding Corp. says it will sell the TR-40 for $39.99. The NTIA has said it expects the boxes to sell for between $50 and $70.
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